On the AliExpress platform, products are king, and only good products can make the store operate well. The following will introduce the advantages and disadvantages of the top 5 categories of the top ten best-selling categories on the AliExpress platform.
1. 3C digital.
AliExpress’s largest best-selling category, accounting for 29% of the sales of the entire AliExpress platform, with annual sales of more than 70 billion. The main best-selling products are: mobile phone cases and mobile phone films, charging cables and data cables, wireless chargers, smart watches and bracelets, sports cameras and digital cameras, security monitoring, computer accessories, printers and printer accessories, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, microphones & microphones, tripods, tablets, storage memory, walkie-talkies, etc.
Advantages: high customer unit price and high profit. Disadvantages: The industry is basically concentrated in Shenzhen, and the delivery timeliness of warehouses outside Shenzhen is relatively slow.
2. Clothing and accessories.
The second best-selling category on AliExpress, accounting for 15% of the sales of the entire AliExpress platform, with an annual sales volume of about 40 billion. The main best-selling products are: sunglasses, watches, accessories, dresses, T-shirts, skirts, shirts, belts, hats, ties, shoes, headwear, women’s underwear, men’s underwear, yoga pants leggings, stockings, sexy underwear, pajamas, shoulder bags, briefcases, school bags, wallets, cosmetic bags, (if the bag category fails to be released, please change the category to waist bags).
Advantages: Quick to get started, it is relatively simple for beginners to release products. Disadvantages: Many infringements and low customer unit price.
3. Household items.
The third best-selling category on AliExpress, accounting for 14% of the sales of the entire AliExpress platform, with annual sales of approximately 34 billion. The main best-selling products are: office storage, bathroom supplies, cleaning supplies, gardening supplies, pet supplies, kitchen supplies, knives, lighters, home fragrance, home textiles, carpets, bedding sets, curtains, night lights, etc.
Advantages: many categories, many categories that can be put on the shelves, fast orders, and fast sales. Disadvantages: many large items, need to control logistics costs.
4. Auto and motorcycle parts.
The fourth best-selling category on AliExpress accounts for 12% of the sales of the entire AliExpress platform, with an annual sales volume of approximately 29 billion. The main best-selling products are: automotive electronic accessories, smart rearview mirrors, driving recorders, car MP3s, emergency power supplies, GPS, car audio, car vacuum cleaners, car purifiers, car humidifiers, HUD head-up displays, car refrigerators, car wireless chargers, repair tools, car universal disassembly kits, oil body replacement kits, OBD testers, etc.
Advantages: rich products available, high profits, and little competition. Disadvantages: slow product releases, which takes a lot of time.
5. Home appliances.
AliExpress’s fifth best-selling category accounts for 10% of the sales on the AliExpress platform, with an annual sales volume of approximately 25 billion. The main best-selling products are: humidifiers, aromatherapy machines, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, fans, hanging irons, electric toothbrushes, hair removal devices, shavers, hair dryers, curling irons, hair straighteners, water flossers, facial cleansers, coffee machines, juicers, blenders, microwave ovens, ovens, air fryers, food vacuum packaging machines, water purifiers, and essential oils.
Advantages: high customer unit price and high profit. Disadvantages: The product weight is heavy, and you need to consult the accurate logistics weight measurement before purchasing.